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TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1997

Vehicle-Pedestrian Accidents On Rise In State Police Official Warns Walkers That Cars Always Come Out Ahead In Collisions

They’re impaled on the bumper, thrown over the hood, dragged by the axle and squashed under the rear tires. They’re the nearly 2,000 people struck each year by motor vehicles in Washington. What’s more, a study released Monday said, pedestrian-vehicle “collisions” are on the rise.